Is it worth investing in dumbells and a barbell for home?

Get a gym membership, way worth it.

Im being realistic here, but you can't transport your home equipment into your uni room can you?

The stuff you learn in the gym, in those 3 months, can be implemented whilst your at a gym near/in uni.

With 3 months work, prior to going to a gym whilst at uni, you'll feel less intimidated, and more motivated to continue training, by the results you achieve over the initial 3 months of work.

Good luck.

You make a good point about not being able to take the stuff to uni with me. I don't know if getting dumbells and a barbell for about 5 months would be worth it or not. I won't lie, I'm intimidated by going to the gym because I'm tiny and I don't think I'd have anyone to go with to ease me into it (got mates who say they want to go to the gym and when I try to sort something out they're like "No, I can't be bothered").

However, I've seen a lot of people here saying that it's best to do some stuff at home first to get used to stuff like equipment. Is that basically bull or is it a good idea?

The other problem, as I mentioned, is getting to the gym and costs and such. There's a keycard thing I have a chance of getting, but if I can't get it, I'll be paying £18 a month for the gym. Not just that, but there's also the costs of getting the bus there and back and such.

Thanks for answering by the way

Hey, If i had the money, and someone to go with i'd defiently be going to the GYM, the initial thought when I was first asked to go by my sisters boyfriend, was no bloody way... but he gave me his weight bench, and i've been using my own dumbells at home, sure it seems a great way to start...

But their won't i know right now, that their this won't be anything like going to the GYM...

If you was to go to the GYM not only would you be able to learn to use the equipement better than at home, you will also have experienced people around, to ask if you need help.. You will be able to do the best / most amount of reps you can, as you won't have it collapse on you, since someone can spot you.

You will also feel more motivated, as you will see all the work that others are putting in, and how big / ripped they are, and will try harder and harder to achieve your goal. I think im going to look at starting the GYM soon (:


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Also, £18 a month doesn't seem bad, the GYM i was asked to go to is £8 a week... As for the bus fare, it may be possible that some people near your area are already going to that GYM, that you may not know about, and when you start, you may form a good friendship and could possible tag a lift with them? :|

I don't have dumbells/barbell at home sadly. I've substituted them for other random objects, but it ain't the same. I used the dumbells/barbell at my mate's once and that's about it sadly

The people is one thing I worry about (I worry too much...). Like, would they REALLY help me? I'd prefer going with a mate, but I guess I'd have to grin and bear it.

Hopefully I make some friends there. I know that most of my friends wouldn't go as they'd laugh at the idea of me doing something to change my appearance, god forbid.

Thanks for the answer

Yea same situation really, i have mild anxiety, so i always fear what people will think...

but, i've read a lot, and been told that people are more than welcome to help someone making a change.

Yes it is, would be even better if you got a gym membership alongside.

I don't have dumbells/barbell at home sadly. I've substituted them for other random objects, but it ain't the same. I used the dumbells/barbell at my mate's once and that's about it sadly

The people is one thing I worry about (I worry too much...). Like, would they REALLY help me? I'd prefer going with a mate, but I guess I'd have to grin and bear it.

Hopefully I make some friends there. I know that most of my friends wouldn't go as they'd laugh at the idea of me doing something to change my appearance, god forbid.

Thanks for the answer

Ab-Crunches are all sufficient exercises at building and toning your muscles.

Ergh... some dudes are discouraging me to do this =/ and quite strangely enough, I listened to their advice They say it won't do anything until I lose some amount of fats. Well that maybe true, but won't exercising the core muscles help as well?

I did some crunches before and I could see some of my upper abs showing; I might have done something correct there but have no idea what it is Diet? Crunches? Cardio? Confused...

Hope someone could help me out here =/

What they're saying is true to an extent. You could have the best pack of abs in the world but if it's covered with fat you won't see it. I wouldn't discourage you from doing them, it's a great exercise and like you said it brilliant for your core. Seeing your upper ab means your doing it right, but you won't get real results just doing the crunches alone. My advice would be continue with the crunches and try out some other abdominal exercises, look on-line their are many good ones, but make sure to get lots of cardio and a good diet if you want to see toned abs.

Thanks. I'm trying mate lol =/ Some of these folks even discourage me to do cardio because then I would have the skinny fat look. Owh the confusion =/

Quite a few varying answers here. If I'm honest, it's kinda disillusioned things for me, if that's the right word to use. Maybe it's because there's a perfectionist side to me and there's so many different debates about which is the best way.

I'm gonna attempt to go to the gym tomorrow and hopefully I'll motivate myself from there. I've got food plans and I'm gonna try to cook them myself and convince my family to help (although my mother has a tough stance and says that there's nothing wrong with me eating junk food).

Still extremely nervous about going to the gym, especially for being judged. I'm the kind of person who takes judgement badly, and telling me to "man up" ain't something I can do in seconds. I'll try and grin and bear it and post the results when I'm done.

Don't waste any money on dumbells barbells etc.

Just wait till you start the uni gym. Everyone has to start somewhere mate so balls to those who judge. All athletes from boxing to weight lifting didn't start where they are, they were the same as you and me and built from the ground up. Plus at a gym you will have an induction and people there willing to help you learn the correct technique which is a main part of lifting weights/fitness.

Choose from Strength/ Size/ Cardio and stick to 8 week routines. Once you get into the swing of things it will be second nature. And then when you want to challenge yourself after you have built a good foundation you can try the spartan workout lol.

Probably curl bros who do most the judging but look at the state of them lol just working the biceps and chatting away or texting.